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'SiCKO' opening June 29, 2007
The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in the same
sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore's new movie
'SiCKO,' they go together hand in (rubber) glove.
Opening with profiles of several ordinary Americans whose lives have been
disrupted, shattered, and—in some cases—ended by health care catastrophe,
the film makes clear that the crisis doesn't only affect the 47 million
uninsured citizens—millions of others who dutifully pay their premiums often
get strangled by bureaucratic red tape as well.
After detailing just how the system got into such a mess (the short answer:
profits and Nixon), we are whisked around the world, visiting countries
including Canada, Great Britain and France, where all citizens receive free
medical benefits. Finally, Moore gathers a group of 9/11 heroes – rescue
workers now suffering from debilitating illnesses who have been denied
medical attention in the US. He takes them to a most unexpected place, and in
addition to finally receiving care, they also engage in some unexpected
diplomacy.
While Moore's 'SiCKO' follows the trailblazing path of previous hit films,
the Oscar-winning BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE and all-time box-office documentary
champ FAHRENHEIT 9/11, it is also something very different for Michael
Moore. 'SiCKO' is a straight-from-the-heart portrait of the crazy and
sometimes cruel U.S. health care system, told from the vantage of everyday
people faced with extraordinary and bizarre challenges in their quest for
basic health coverage.
In the tradition of Mark Twain or Will Rogers, 'SiCKO' uses humor to tell
these compelling stories, leading the audience conclude that an alternative
system is the only possible answer.
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